Cultivator.



No. 895,214. A PATBNTBD AUGI 4, 1908.

" c. r. VBRMILLION.

CULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION rum rms. n. 1901,

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

CARL F. VERMILLION, OF FOPLKER, OHIO.

CULTIVATOR.

Appitcaaon ined remita-y 12, 19er. serial No. 357,0se

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL F. VEaMiLLroN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Foraker, in the county of Hardin and State of Ollio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cultivators. Its objects are toprovide for facilitating the cultivating, especially of onions and othervegetables, grown in a like manner; and to effect the same in a simple,economic and effective manner.

Said invention consists of certain structural features orinstrumentalities substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed andspecifically pointed out by the claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention- Figure 1 is a detached perspective view of one of the gangsand its carrying frame. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective. Fig. 3 is aview in front elevation. Fig. t is a detail of a fragmentary portion ofthe cultivator showing the l am in transverse section.

In the disclosure of my invention, I employ a suitable cross-beam m towhich are suitably bolted the guiding handles S and which beam hassuitably connected thereto a single relatively broadrimmed wheel warranged in advance of the plow-gangs and aiding the guiding of themachine, as is obvious. The

connection between the beam m and the wheel w, or rather its axle, iseffected by means of a preferably curved bracket or arm lhaving itsforward end suitably fixed to said axle, at one end, laterally of saidwheel; the inner end of said arm being inserted and retained inrelatively fixed position in a socket i suitably secured to tlie beam mat its forward side. To the underside of said beam are securedpreferably two clips 'for co1L nectiiig thereto two frames d eac icarrying a gang of preferably three disk-plows a, the latter beingcoiicavo convex in outline. These plows are arranged upon shafts oraxles c supported in the pendent end-portions of the frames d and areheld in position against longitudinal movement thereon by sleeves bfitted upon said axles between said plows or disks. Said clips aresuitably fixed transversely to the upper surface of said frames, eachabout ceiitrally of its respective frame, and each is provided with alongitudinal slot g through which is inserted a suitable nutequippedbolt also passed through a longi- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented aug. 4, isos.

tudinal slot h of the beam m. By means of this arrangement theplow-gangs may be set or adjusted so as to present the lat-ter eitherconvcrgently or divergently with relation to the forward end of themachine, according as to whether it may be desired to 'throw the soiland weeds away from the plants or vegetable-row, in that case leaving aridge which may be readily weeded, or to throw the soil to the row, thusproviding for what is commonly called banking the latter, the guidingwheel zc missing between the contiguous rows of plants or vegetables andthe plow-gang carrying frames d. stridiiig thesame. In throwing the soilto the plants or rows, it will be understood that the plows have theirconcavities presented toward the plants or row and, in reversing thisoperation, the convexities of said plows are presented thereto.

A finger p, of which two are employed one occupying a position at eachside of a row, is suitabl fixed to the forward side of the beam m andreaches down close to the surface, for lifting or upraising anyinterfering foliage clear of thc line of travel of the disk orplow-gangs, as will be readily understood. Also suitably secured attheir u )per ends to the plow-gang equipped frames (l are cleaners y,preferably of steel-wire, arranged to provide for their engagement. withthe respective disks or plows for removing any adhering soil therefromthus keeping them in effective operative condition.

This cultivator is exceedingl simple, economically manufactured,reacfily operated, and effective for its intended purpose, as well asadapted to carry out the same with facility and expedition.

I claim- 1 A cultivator comprising a slotted beam, handles securedthereto, gangs ot' cultivator disks, frames therefor, slotted clips onsaid frames. and means extending through the slots of the clips and beamfor adjustably securingr said clips to the beam whereby the gangs of thedisks may be adjusted with respect to each other and relatively to thebeam, and fingers secured to the beam on cach side of a row.

2. A cultiva-tor comprising gangs of plows, frames for said plows, acommon beam for said plows, cli -plates having their rear ends fixed tosaid rames and their forward ends adjust ably connected to said beam,handles, a guiding wheel, mea-ns of connection between said beam andsaid guiding wheel eX- e .1.. an.

tending laterally of said wheel and having its rear end portionupstandinv from and secured to the forward side of said eam.

3. A cult-ivator, comprising gangs of plows, ira-mes having theirpendent portions forming bearings for the axles of said plows, a commonbeam for said plows, cli )lates having their rear ends fixed to sairames and their forward ends adj ustably connected to said beam, meansfor the manipulation of said beam and plows, a guiding wheel for thelatter, means of connection between said beam and said guiding wheelextending laterally of said wheel and having its rear end portionupstandinlr from, and secured to the forward side of sait beam.

4. A oultivator, comprising gangs of plows, frames for said plow-gangswith their pendent portions forming bearings for the axles of saidplow-gangs, a common beam for said CARL F. VERMILLION.

Vitnesses:

J. A. OGLEsBEn, W. A. SIIOEMAKER.

